| Race Name: | III Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Track: | Yas Marina Circuit |
| Round: | 18 of 19 |
| Race date: | Sunday, November 13th, 2011 |
| Race time: | 17.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button |
| Constructor | McLaren-Mercedes | Ferrari | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Car | McLaren MP4-26 | Ferrari 150° Italia | McLaren MP4-26 |
| Engine | Mercedes FO 108Y | Ferrari 056 | Mercedes FO 108Y |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 1:37:11.886 | 1:37:20.343 | 1:37:37.767 |
| Gap | 8.457 secs | 25.881 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.403 27 | 1:39.586 31 | 1:38.976 17 | 1:39.782 6 | 1:38.434 3 | 1:38.622 6 | 1:38.622 15 | 1:43.461 55 | 1:38.434 145 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.755 27 | 1:40.132 26 | 1:39.403 18 | 1:40.478 7 | 1:38.516 3 | 1:38.481 6 | 1:38.481 16 | No Time 1 | 1:38.481 88 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.263 21 | 1:39.785 30 | 1:39.429 16 | 1:40.227 5 | 1:39.097 3 | 1:38.631 6 | 1:38.631 14 | 1:43.154 55 | 1:38.631 136 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.389 26 | 1:40.104 35 | 1:39.427 18 | 1:40.167 7 | 1:38.821 6 | 1:38.858 6 | 1:38.858 19 | 1:42.612 55 | 1:38.821 153 | |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 1:40.801 25 | 1:39.971 20 | 1:39.661 16 | 1:41.380 7 | 1:39.058 3 | 1:39.058 6 | 1:39.058 16 | 1:43.914 55 | 1:39.058 132 | |
| 6 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1:42.130 26 | 1:44.265 41 | 1:40.135 19 | 1:41.120 7 | 1:39.420 5 | 1:39.773 5 | 1:39.773 17 | 1:43.993 55 | 1:39.420 158 | |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:41.260 17 | 1:39.980 34 | 1:40.183 18 | 1:41.592 7 | 1:39.623 7 | 1:39.695 6 | 1:39.695 20 | 1:44.288 55 | 1:39.623 144 | |
| 8 | 14 | Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.340 23 | 1:40.951 34 | 1:40.429 21 | 1:40.595 9 | 1:40.205 5 | 1:40.768 3 | 1:40.768 17 | 1:44.709 55 | 1:40.205 150 | |
| 9 | 15 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.151 28 | 1:41.021 37 | 1:40.511 19 | 1:41.064 8 | 1:40.414 5 | No Time 2 | No Time 15 | 1:44.120 55 | 1:40.414 154 | |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 1:43.389 24 | 1:40.553 34 | 1:40.938 18 | 1:42.605 8 | 1:40.554 7 | 1:40.662 3 | 1:40.662 18 | 1:44.916 55 | 1:40.553 149 | |
| 11 | 17 | Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.412 28 | 1:41.565 34 | 1:41.566 20 | 1:41.311 10 | 1:40.874 8 | 1:40.874 18 | 1:44.566 54 | 1:40.874 154 | ||
| 12 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov Renault | 1:43.118 13 | 1:41.947 31 | 1:41.594 18 | 1:40.955 10 | 1:40.919 8 | 1:40.919 18 | 1:43.673 54 | 1:40.919 134 | ||
| 13 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:41.680 33 | 1:41.622 18 | 1:41.737 8 | 1:41.009 7 | 1:41.000 15 | 1:47.094 19 | 1:41.000 85 | |||
| 14 | 9 | Bruno Senna Renault | 1:42.369 36 | 1:41.509 21 | 1:41.391 9 | 1:41.079 6 | 1:41.079 15 | 1:46.150 54 | 1:41.079 126 | |||
| 15 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:42.377 26 | 1:41.983 34 | 1:41.855 18 | 1:41.386 9 | 1:41.162 7 | 1:41.162 16 | 1:44.093 54 | 1:41.162 148 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.484 18 | 1:41.490 34 | 1:41.527 21 | 1:41.613 9 | 1:41.240 8 | 1:41.240 17 | 1:43.521 54 | 1:41.240 144 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth | 1:43.255 29 | 1:42.910 34 | 1:42.025 19 | 1:42.258 9 | 1:41.760 4 | 1:41.760 13 | 1:44.628 54 | 1:41.760 149 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:42.633 26 | 1:42.633 26 | ||||||||
| 19 | 9 | Romain Grosjean Renault | 1:42.685 29 | 1:42.685 29 | ||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth | No Time 3 | 1:42.798 35 | 1:43.861 5 | No Time 0 | No Time 0 | 1:44.438 54 | 1:42.798 97 | |||
| 21 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault | 1:44.565 27 | 1:43.562 36 | 1:43.409 22 | 1:42.979 11 | 1:42.979 11 | 1:46.610 54 | 1:42.979 150 | |||
| 22 | 21 | Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault | 1:44.898 25 | 1:44.050 38 | No Time 1 | 1:43.884 11 | 1:43.884 11 | 1:47.444 53 | 1:43.884 128 | |||
| 23 | 24 | Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth | 1:48.024 20 | 1:45.486 34 | 1:45.262 23 | 1:44.515 9 | 1:44.515 9 | 1:48.085 53 | 1:44.515 139 | |||
| 24 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.532 27 | 1:46.328 34 | 1:45.732 20 | 1:44.641 9 | 1:44.641 9 | 1:48.274 48 | 1:44.641 138 | |||
| 25 | 25 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth | 1:46.142 32 | 1:45.509 22 | 1:44.699 8 | 1:44.699 8 | 1:51.196 18 | 1:44.699 80 | ||||
| 26 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.385 28 | 1:46.249 21 | 1:45.302 20 | 1:45.159 8 | 1:45.159 8 | 1:49.242 53 | 1:45.159 130 | |||
| 27 | 25 | Robert Wickens Virgin-Cosworth | 1:48.551 23 | 1:48.551 23 |